Homegrown Tomatoes: Politicstag:blog.mlive.com,2014:/homegrown_tomatoes/8472007-07-27T12:51:01ZBlog by Eric Braun covering Michigan's thriving food, wine and beer culture.Movable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceChinese apple fearstag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/homegrown_tomatoes//847.2682602007-07-27T12:51:01Z2007-07-27T13:23:13ZThe Grand Rapids Press is reporting a new fear that Chinese apples could be coming to the U.S. before too long. Besides the obvious food safety concerns, it's also potential bad news for Michigan's apple growers. China, the world's largest...Eric Braunhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebraun/index.html
The Grand Rapids Press is reporting a new fear that Chinese apples could be coming to the U.S. before too long. Besides the obvious food safety concerns, it's also potential bad news for Michigan's apple growers. China, the world's largest...
Marian Burros on the farm billtag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/homegrown_tomatoes//847.2252382007-07-05T17:32:17Z2007-07-05T17:48:06ZThe New York Times' writer gives a very interesting take on what's happening in the current fight in Congress over the farm bill. Changes in the farm bill are being supported by the Bush administration and an unusual alliance that...Eric Braunhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebraun/index.html
The New York Times' writer gives a very interesting take on what's happening in the current fight in Congress over the farm bill. Changes in the farm bill are being supported by the Bush administration and an unusual alliance that...
Organic exceptionstag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/homegrown_tomatoes//847.1889742007-06-14T16:02:51Z2007-06-14T16:11:14ZI haven't blogged yet on the list of items on the exception list for the USDA organic list. The Ethicurean does a very nice job of breaking it down, focusing on Annie's Organics' claim that organic annato isn't available enough...Eric Braunhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebraun/index.html
I haven't blogged yet on the list of items on the exception list for the USDA organic list. The Ethicurean does a very nice job of breaking it down, focusing on Annie's Organics' claim that organic annato isn't available enough...
Federal Farm Billtag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/homegrown_tomatoes//847.1718802007-05-29T16:02:30Z2007-05-29T16:22:55ZThis summer is going to be an important one for the state's farmers ... and not because it's the growing season. Congress takes up the Federal Farm Bill which shapes the way the dollars are dished out to farmers in...Eric Braunhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebraun/index.html
This summer is going to be an important one for the state's farmers ... and not because it's the growing season. Congress takes up the Federal Farm Bill which shapes the way the dollars are dished out to farmers in...
Migrant farm workers MIAtag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/homegrown_tomatoes//847.1552652007-05-17T17:00:11Z2007-05-17T20:19:17ZToday's Muskegon Chronicle talks about how area farmers are having trouble finding workers to harvest their crops. You can read that story here. The Michigan Farm Bureau has this to say in a press release from last week: LANSING, May...Eric Braunhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebraun/index.html
Today's Muskegon Chronicle talks about how area farmers are having trouble finding workers to harvest their crops. You can read that story here. The Michigan Farm Bureau has this to say in a press release from last week: LANSING, May...
Raw milk resolutiontag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/homegrown_tomatoes//847.1421722007-05-09T13:40:23Z2007-05-09T14:06:37ZWhile I was out fishing the Au Sable River Holy Waters (the black caddis were swarming!) late last week it looks like there was a resolution to the Richard Hebron - Family Farms Co-op vs. Michigan Department of Agriculture issue....Eric Braunhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebraun/index.html
While I was out fishing the Au Sable River Holy Waters (the black caddis were swarming!) late last week it looks like there was a resolution to the Richard Hebron - Family Farms Co-op vs. Michigan Department of Agriculture issue....
Food and Society Conferencetag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/homegrown_tomatoes//847.1413152007-05-08T17:15:43Z2007-05-08T17:39:25ZBattle Creek's W.K. Kellogg Foundation put on the Food and Society Conference in Traverse City April 24-26. The Ethicurean has a report: Everyone I met was doing something completely different, from making cheese to studying rural communities to lobbying congresspeople,...Eric Braunhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebraun/index.html
Battle Creek's W.K. Kellogg Foundation put on the Food and Society Conference in Traverse City April 24-26. The Ethicurean has a report: Everyone I met was doing something completely different, from making cheese to studying rural communities to lobbying congresspeople,...
Battle chocolatetag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/homegrown_tomatoes//847.1291092007-04-27T17:52:53Z2007-04-27T18:07:56ZNope, it's not Iron Chef, this is your government at work, once again fudging label standards. From WashingtonPost.com: Accompanying a 35-page petition signed by a diverse set of culinary groups -- juice producers, meat canners and the chocolate lobby --...Eric Braunhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebraun/index.html
Nope, it's not Iron Chef, this is your government at work, once again fudging label standards. From WashingtonPost.com: Accompanying a 35-page petition signed by a diverse set of culinary groups -- juice producers, meat canners and the chocolate lobby --...
Raw milk updatetag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/homegrown_tomatoes//847.1160782007-04-10T18:12:44Z2007-04-11T16:49:21ZIt's hard to believe that this raw milk issue with the Family Farms' Co-op is still going on, but it is. Ann Arbor News reporter Jo Mathis had an update yesterday. The story gives a little more detail and explains...Eric Braunhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebraun/index.html
It's hard to believe that this raw milk issue with the Family Farms' Co-op is still going on, but it is. Ann Arbor News reporter Jo Mathis had an update yesterday. The story gives a little more detail and explains...
Homegrown tomatoes in Bay Countytag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/homegrown_tomatoes//847.1095242007-03-28T15:57:40Z2007-03-28T17:11:46ZNo, we're not talking about this blog, we're talking about the real deal. The Bay City Times reports today that the Cantu family continues their tradition of selling vine-ripened Florida tomatoes along M-15 in Merritt Township.He (Robert Gamez) makes the...Eric Braunhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebraun/index.html
No, we're not talking about this blog, we're talking about the real deal. The Bay City Times reports today that the Cantu family continues their tradition of selling vine-ripened Florida tomatoes along M-15 in Merritt Township.He (Robert Gamez) makes the...
Raw milk case on Restaurant Guys Radiotag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/homegrown_tomatoes//847.1070032007-03-26T16:46:41Z2007-03-26T17:14:01ZThe raw milk fiasco in Michigan made it onto The Restaurant Guys Radio show during their news segment at the beginning of the show. They received a letter from someone who distributes raw milk saying she was afraid she needed...Eric Braunhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebraun/index.html
The raw milk fiasco in Michigan made it onto The Restaurant Guys Radio show during their news segment at the beginning of the show. They received a letter from someone who distributes raw milk saying she was afraid she needed...
Maryland considering raw milktag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/homegrown_tomatoes//847.1040532007-03-20T13:08:06Z2007-03-20T13:44:57ZLooks like at least one state is coming around to the possibility that consumers might be competent enough to make their own decisions about their food choices.As a growing number of people seek so-called "raw milk," Maryland legislators are considering...Eric Braunhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebraun/index.html
Looks like at least one state is coming around to the possibility that consumers might be competent enough to make their own decisions about their food choices.As a growing number of people seek so-called "raw milk," Maryland legislators are considering...
Gloves or no gloves?tag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/homegrown_tomatoes//847.1037442007-03-19T21:08:30Z2007-03-19T21:24:04ZHere's a story that I missed from last week's New York Times Dining / Food section. There's some concern that when food preparers use gloves their food isn't any more safe, and perhaps less so, than when people just use...Eric Braunhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebraun/index.html
Here's a story that I missed from last week's New York Times Dining / Food section. There's some concern that when food preparers use gloves their food isn't any more safe, and perhaps less so, than when people just use...
Michigan raw milk battle in Timetag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/homegrown_tomatoes//847.1011142007-03-14T13:07:31Z2007-03-14T13:33:04ZYou might remember a few months back when a Michigan dairy farmer, Richard Hebron, had his entire shipment of raw milk bound for Ann Arbor confiscated. Time magazine has piece on raw milk today that that incident figures into prominently....Eric Braunhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebraun/index.html
You might remember a few months back when a Michigan dairy farmer, Richard Hebron, had his entire shipment of raw milk bound for Ann Arbor confiscated. Time magazine has piece on raw milk today that that incident figures into prominently....
Are trans fats it?tag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/homegrown_tomatoes//847.934912007-02-25T02:25:45Z2007-02-25T02:34:43ZFriday's USA Today had a thought-provoking article on the current rage against trans fats and whether or not it was worth all the fuss.Now, some nutrition and health analysts say the preoccupation with trans fats has gone too far. They...Eric Braunhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebraun/index.html
Friday's USA Today had a thought-provoking article on the current rage against trans fats and whether or not it was worth all the fuss.Now, some nutrition and health analysts say the preoccupation with trans fats has gone too far. They...
Trans fats bantag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/homegrown_tomatoes//847.899692007-02-12T22:25:19Z2007-02-20T15:56:45ZI've been remiss to point out that Michigan is jumping into the trans fats ban craze. TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Concerned about those heart-damaging trans fats in your food? Absolutely, Shelley Boisvert said. "But evidently not enough," she added...Eric Braunhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebraun/index.html
I've been remiss to point out that Michigan is jumping into the trans fats ban craze. TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Concerned about those heart-damaging trans fats in your food? Absolutely, Shelley Boisvert said. "But evidently not enough," she added...
GR Press on trans fats bantag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/homegrown_tomatoes//847.911502007-02-19T17:02:00Z2007-02-20T15:56:13ZThe Grand Rapids Press editorial board weighs in on the trans fat ban: Michigan lawmakers should oppose a new push for a law regulating use of artificial trans fats in restaurants. The free market, not government, should be driving such...Eric Braunhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebraun/index.html
The Grand Rapids Press editorial board weighs in on the trans fat ban: Michigan lawmakers should oppose a new push for a law regulating use of artificial trans fats in restaurants. The free market, not government, should be driving such...